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Fungi

Black trumpet

Craterellus cornucopioides

Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.

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Black trumpet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Craterellus cornucopioides
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Hydnaceae
Under the cap
Ridges
Cap
Funnel
Stem
Bare
Lives by
Partner of trees
Season
Summer, Autumn
Habitat
Broadleaf forest
Spore print
Cream
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • The French call it trompette de la mort, 'trumpet of death', for its dark, funereal colour.
  • Its species name cornucopioides means 'like a cornucopia', the horn of plenty.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q857903 · All fungi · All entries